Machine for oleabtistg graibt of garlic



FLICKENGER & KRIM. 4 sheetksheet Grain Winnower.

No. 2,649. Patented May 28, 1842.

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` "UNITE SFATES Ol ill IGE DANIEL FLICKINGER AND SEBASTIAN KRIM, OFHANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA..

i MACHINE FOR oLEANiN GRAIN QF Ganu@ Specification of Letters Patent No.2,649, dated May 28, 1842.

To all 'whom it may concem: a

Be it known that we, DANIEL FLICKINGER and SEBASTIAN KRIM, of Hanoverborough,

York county,` and State of Pennsylvanim; have invented a new and usefulMachine for Cleaning Grain of Garlic, Smut, Cockle, Cheat, and otherForeign Substances, which is described as follows, reference being hadto the anneXed drawings ofthe same, making part of this specification.

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The frame A for containng and supporting the severalparts of the machineis made of suitable size, strength, and material: for

an ordinary machine say about 5 feet long 2 feet wide, and 5` feet high,being composed of four posts united transversely at bottom by twoparallel cross timbers and at top by two transverse Caps, andlongtudinally by the boards composing the sides-covered at top by ahorizontal board in which the feeding hopper B is placed-ethe back endbeing closed by boards part of which is Secured firmly and part byhinges` to enable the operator to have access to the interior of the'machine, the front end being closed by two hinged doors C, D, the lowerone C solid, and the upper one D of wire ganze to allow a free passageof the wind from the fan and at the sametine to prevent the escape ofthe chafi", and the bottom being closed by the inclined adjustable boardhereafter described. a

The vibrating` shoe E containing the inclined sieves F, G, H forseparating the grain from the foreign substances and the inclinedconductors, boards, or plates I, J,j

placed below the sieves Gr, H, for conducting the cheat, the garlic, thecockle &0. to the side jspouts a, b, and for conductng the grain to thefan and the hinged conductor K and trough ,a for conducting the largegarlic to one of the side spouts 'v is composed of two boards E placednearly as far apart as the width of the space between the two sideboards of the frame between which the shoe moves being connectedtogether by cross bars, said shoe moving longitudinally over ontofriction rollers 7" arranged in inclined tnbers t fastened to the innerside of the frame below the shoe and against other rollers L whose aXesare inclined arranged in inclined mortses in the sides of the machine-bymeans of a cranl shaft M to which the shoe is connected by a connectingrod N at top-s`aid crank shaft extending through the sides of themachine having on its outer extremities a pulley' o.` around whichpasses a band P leading to a pulley Q, on the shaft of one of thepressing or crushing rollers R' the. other roller R being turned by thefriction of roller R' -alarge pulley S being put on the aXle of thefirst n entioned roller R around which passes a band T leading to asmall pulley U o n the aXle of the fan V which is arranged below therollers R' R surrounded by a scroll case W except the opening for thetangential tube f the driving pulley X being on the other end of the fanshaft at the opposite side of the machine.

The upper sieve F through which the wheat, the small garlic, cockle andcheat and the smut are to pass and over which the large garlic is to beconducted to the upper inclined spout 'u outside the france is comaposed of meshes of wire sufliciently large for the purpose intended andarranged in the shoe near the top. thereof at an angle of about 10 or 15degrees with a horizontal plane extending about two-thirds the length ofthe shoe the remaining third being occupied by the hinged conductor Icand transverse trough n before mentioned arranged at the same angle ofinclination with said sieves. The hinged conductor is .a plate arrangeclat the same angle as said sieve F and hinged to the lower cross bar ofthe frame thereo-f turned up at the sides to prevent the escape of thegrain &0. and bent at the lower edge and formed into an inclined trougha which leads transversely into the mouth of 4 the inclined spout o `forconveying away the small garlic, cockle &e` said' mouth being inside therame at the rear of the shoe.

The second sieve Gr through which the cockle, small garlic and cheatpass and over which the wheat and garlic which are as large as the wheatpass to the rollers R' R is composed of wire meshes smaller than thoseof the upper sieve F and is arranged in the shoe below the sieve F at anangle of about 15 or 20 degrees and is of the same length and breadth-achute or conductor Y being arranged at the lower extremity of -againstthe surfaces of the rollers.

inclination for conducting the wheat and garlic to the hopper Z placedover the roller R' R The conductor Y is a plate Secured to the bottom ofthe frame of sieve G and The hopper Z is composed of two inclined platesin the manner hereinafter described.

An inclined conductor I is placed below the sieve G about an inchtherefrom 'for conducting the cockle, cheat and small garlic tothe loweredge of the same where the conductor is ;tormed into a trough m havingan inclination toward the side of the machine through which it extendsand leads into a vertical side conducting pipe b on the outside of themachine which conducts the said subst-ance'to a receiver--the aforesaidconductor I being` nailed to the bottom of the frame of the sieve Grleaving a space of about an inch between the said conductor and thescreen. The aforesaid trough m is made in a similar manner to troughm-before described.

The rollers R' R between which the wheat and garlic are passed together,without altering the size of the tormer or injuring it and at the sametime fiattening and increasing the length and breadth of the latter forthe purpose of preventing it passing through the neshes of the sieve Hwhile the wheat passes through them, are composed of wood covered 'withgum elastic-or india rubber arranged transversely and parallel-withtheir surfaces touching, or nearly touching,

as they revolve-the aXle of one of the.

rollers turning in permanent boxes and the aXle of the other rollerturning in sliding boxes made adjustable by horizontal screws 8 forsetting the rollers nearer to or farther from each other to correspondwith the size of the garlic and wheat to be passed be-j tween them, inthe manner hereinafter described.

Two transverse brushes d (Z for brushing ofi' the grain and garlic fromthe surfaces,

of the rollers are arranged in the frame These brushes are parallel andSecured to the insides of the frame' by fianges on the ends of thestocks of the'brushes screwed or bolted to the frame.

The hopper Z for conducting the grain and garlic to the rollers iscompose'd of two inclined plates inelining toward each other andfastened to the inside of the trame by having their edges turned up atright angles forming fianges which 'are nailed to the inside of theframe. They are placed over the rollers a sufiicient distance apart toallow the grain and garlic to pass freely to the rollers.

The lower sieVe H through which the grain passes to the fan V and overwhich screen the crushed garlic passes to a transverse inclined trough pfastened to the lower end of the frame of the said screen H whichconducts it through the side of the frame into a short vertical spout afor the collec-` tion of the garlic. The meshes of this screen Hare thesame as those of the upper screen F and is of the' same size butinclines in a contrary direction at an angle of about 20 degrees. Thistrough is made like other troughs and is nailed or otherwise secured tothe bottom of the lower cross bar of the frame of the' screen H. Itinclines to the side of the frame and discharges the crushed *garlicinto the short spout a.

chine inclines back in a contrary direction to the conductor J at anangle of about 35 degrees sliding on inclined ways y fastened to theinner sides of the frame, being raised on said ways for the purpose ofelevating the upper edge of the board in order more effectually to catchthe grain by means of a strap g fastened to the under side of the boardand wound around a` transverse aXle k eXtending through the side of thetrame having on one of its ends a ratchet wheel 7,' into which a pawl jgears attached to the side of the frame for holding the aXle fromturning back after the strap is wound upon it, or when the aXle isturned in a con trary direction for again lowering the board beingbrought against a tooth of the wheel for holding it in its requiredposition.

The fan V for creating the blast for blowing away the mashed garlic andcha is arranged in the rear of the machine between the two conductingboards (Z and e and is surrounded by a scroll caseVV open on the sidetoward the front having a tan ential spout f for directing the blast uptie inclined board e and through the space at the end of the machine andby which it is ar rested and conducted to the inclined trough Z underthe upper end of the inclined board e, over which end the remainingimpurities i are blown into sai-d trough Z, which conducts them to theshort vertical spout a on the sideof the frame through a branch tube 'winto which said trough Z leads, the cleaned grain being heavier than thegarlic and chaff descends through the blast of wind or current to theinclined board e which conducts it to the dischargng spout g.

The machine may be operated by any convenient power.

The transverse trough n at the lower end of the hnged conductor Kconducts the large garlic to the inclined spout v and by it into theshort spout c, both arranged outside the machine. The transverse troughm at the lower end of the conductor I leads into the vertical pipe Z)outside the machine and is for the purpose of conducting the cookie,cheat, and small garlic to a separate receiver. The trough p leads intothe short spout a for conductng the garlic into said spout a. The trough(Z leads into an inclined spout w which leads into the short spout a forconducting thereto the chafi', garlc, drt, &0. The spout g receives thecleaned grain from the inclined board e and conducts it to a receiveroutside the Inachine. The adjustable screws s for moving the boxes ofthe axle of the roller E toward or from the roller R' for altering thespace between said rollers, are operated in the usual manner of suchadjustable screws by having two metallic stationary frames that willmash the garlic and at the same i time not injure the wheat but increasethe size of the garlic and prevent it from passing through the meshes ofthe inclined screen through which the gran passes, in i th manner beforedescribed, or in any other mode substantially the same and incombination therewth the arrangement of the several inclined screens,conducting boards, spouts and-tubes as herein set forth.

DANIEL FLICKINGER. SEBASTIAN KRIM.

Wtnesses WM. P. ELLroT,

PETER F LICKINGER.

